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NORMAL Review: It’s All Over Our Faces

Introduction In a movie like Normal, you can't help but smile some of the time. Not because it's a well-written movie. Not because of stand-out...

Art House New York: An Interview With Allason Leitz, Co-Founder Of The “People’s Film Festival”

Introduction There’s a familiar story doing the rounds: cinemas are dying, audiences have moved on, and the magic of the big screen is fading into...

MAGNUM, P.I. (1980-1988) – How Tom Selleck Transformed Television

Introduction The rebooted Magnum P.I. (2018-2023), starring Jay Hernandez, was a good and fun series. Hernadez was a charismatic and engaging lead. Further, Perdita Weeks...

SNOW WHITE (2025) Review: Still Including All Your Favorite Dwarves

Introduction If you saw a preview of Snow White, you were probably as nervous as I was about seeing it. I saw what the CGI...

A CURSED MAN: Filmmaker Liam Le Guillou Discusses His New Documentary

Introduction Is magic real? Can a practitioner of magic cast a spell on a person that has a very real effect That's what documentarian Liam...

BLACK BAG Review: If I Tell You…I Don’t Have To Kill You

Introduction Who is going to be the next James Bond? It’s been four years since Daniel Craig’s Bond died in No Time to Die and...

MEANWHILE: An Interview With Director CATHERINE GUND About Her New Docu-Poem

Synopsis Meanwhile is a docu-poem in six verses about artists breathing through chaos. In dynamic collaboration, Jacqueline Woodson (text), Meshell Ndegeocello (soundscape), Erika Dilday (support),...

SXSW 2025 Wrap Up: Our Takeaways From The Annual Film & TV Fest

With another festival in the books, Cinema Scholars looks back at some of the hits and misses in our SXSW 2025 Wrap Up. From...